`Entered: October 28, 2016
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`Trials@uspto.gov
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`APPLE INC.,
`Petitioner,
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`COMARCO WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case IPR2015-01879
`Patent 8,492,933 B2
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`Before BRIAN J. MCNAMARA, PATRICK M. BOUCHER, and
`GARTH D. BAER, Administrative Patent Judges.
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`BAER, Administrative Patent Judge.
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`ORDER
`Conduct of the Proceeding
`37 C.F.R. § 42.5
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`Case IPR2015-01879
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`I. BACKGROUND
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`On October 26, 2016, the parties notified the Board via email that they
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`expect their designated lead counsel will not be attending the oral hearing,
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`and that backup counsel and lead counsel in the District Court proceedings
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`will attend and present argument. Pursuant to our Oral Argument Order
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`(Paper 22), the parties requested a joint telephone conference with the Board
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`to discuss the matter of lead counsel attendance at oral argument.
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`II. ORDER
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`The panel appreciates the update. There is no need for a call on this
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`matter, but we remind the parties that only lead or backup counsel of record
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`may present the party’s argument. In addition, there must be present at the
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`hearing at least one registered practitioner representing each party, although
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`the registered practitioner is not required to present the argument. If either
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`party wishes to add an additional backup counsel who is registered to
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`practice before the USPTO and will be present at the hearing, they should do
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`so by filing an updated mandatory notice before the hearing.
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`Patent 8,492,933 B2
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`For PETITIONER:
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`Xin-Yi Zhou
`vzhou@omm.com
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`Cameron Westin
`cwestin@omm.com
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`Scot Rives
`srives@omm.com
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`For PATENT OWNER:
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`Harris Wolin
`hwolin@grahamcurtin.com